Battle of Issy

The Battle of Issy (2-3 July 1815) was the final battle of the Hundred Days campaign of the Napoleonic Wars, fought between a Prussian corps under Hans Ernst Karl von Zieten and a French corps under Dominique Vandamme. The Prussian army of Gebhard von Blucher advanced on the French capital of Paris after the French defeat at the Battle of Waterloo, and Marshal Louis-Nicolas Davout decided that he would attempt one last breakout from Paris before he would agree to a ceasefire with the Coalition. Vandamme's French corps attempted to assault Prussian positions in several high-casualty attacks, and the French launched four hours of attacks. After the defeat at Issy, all hopes of defending Paris faded, and the French decided to capitulate. On 8 July, Coalition forces entered Paris, ending the First French Empire for a second time and concluding the Napoleonic Wars.